John a big +1. And now that the headphone jack is gone, people don’t hate it. Lots of comments from all walks of life enjoy the improved audio.
I’m glad that the folks at Apple like to push the boundaries even if it costs me dearly in the wallet area. > On Oct 26, 2016, at 5:23 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think it comes down to the whole fear of change or the unknown. People > speculate about a change, they speculate more and they start assuming the > worse. It’s happen so many times over the years with technology that I am at > the point in which I don’t even bother reading the FUD that comes out. I > particularly discard it all faster when the new device or change hasn’t even > hit the market yet, like the whole flap over the headphone jack being removed > from the iPhone 7. How many months did that all get bandied about before > there actually was an iPhone 7 in the wild? > > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com <mailto:j...@macfortheblind.com> > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com/> > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > >> On Oct 26, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com >> <mailto:scott.grana...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Don’t worry Simon, we all think the worst and then Apple shows us the best. >> How many people were worried and dare I say even tried to create a panic >> storm over the lack of headphone jack which is a total non issue now, the >> virtual home button. Let’s go back, how many blindness lists had claims of >> the watch not having voice over and so on and so forth. >> >> I don’t see that MacBook air design ever hitting the market only because >> there’s not enough room in that form factor as well as a way to dissipate >> the heat. You think the air can run warm, try a quad core MacBook 15 inch >> with all that extra metal for a heatsink. Besides, they want to sell you a >> MacBook pro if you need that kind of horsepower for an extra 2000.:) >> >> Frankly, I just want something I can implant on my brain that gives me >> google available 24/7 directly wired to my brain so I have all the resources >> of the planet available at a thought rather than having to type or speak. >> For that matter, how nice would it be to just download language packs or >> skills. (Want to learn Calculous, pay your $100 and boom, you’re doing >> derivatives.) >> >> On Oct 26, 2016, at 4:23 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com >> <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote: >>> >>> I'm starting to lose faith in apple, >>> >>> These things sound like going to far, >>> >>> But then hey, I had no issues with the headphone jack going... >>> Guess this is a wait and see situation. >>> >>> I just want a quad core processor in my mac book air and `32gig ram with >>> 1tb ssd >>> >>> I'll be happy even with a 13 inch device and those specs. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Mary Otten >>> Sent: Wednesday, 26 October 2016 1:45 PM >>> To: macvoiceo...@freelists.org <mailto:macvoiceo...@freelists.org>; >>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>; >>> mac4thebl...@freelists.org <mailto:mac4thebl...@freelists.org> >>> Subject: No more hardware escape key on upcoming MacBooks >>> >>> I just saw an article talking about how you can re-map and existing key, >>> such as control, caps lock, command or option, to take the place of the >>> escape key which is going away on the new MacBooks to be revealed on >>> Thursday. 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